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Following a historic election that could mark the return of democracy in Honduras, Latino Rebels Radio host Julio Ricardo Varela speaks with professor Suyapa Portillo on how Xiomara Castro's presidential victory was achieved from the ground up after years of repression.
_Featured image: Xiomara Castro acknowledges her supporters after the general elections, in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Sunday, November 28, 2021. (AP Photo/Moisés Castillo)
Latino Rebels Radio is produced by Oscar Fernández of the_
Latino Media Collective.
Music courtesy of La Plebe.
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For this special Thanksgiving 2021 episode, Latino Rebels Radio is proud to feature three of the final podcast productions from Futuro Media's Akron Community Podcast Lab.
The three podcasts are:
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Latino Rebels Radio is produced by Oscar Fernández of the Latino Media Collective.
Music courtesy of La Plebe.
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The founder and president of Justice for Migrant Women and Latino Rebels Radio alum Mónica Ramírez speaks with Julio Ricardo Varela about her organization's new project, "The Humans Who Feed Us," and efforts to humanize migrant workers overlooked in the food supply chain discussion.
Featured image of Irma by Sheri Trusty/Justice for Migrant Women
Latino Rebels Radio is produced by Oscar Fernández of the Latino Media Collective.
Music courtesy of La Plebe.
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In the lead-up to a potential landmark decision on abortion rights in Colombia, Latino Rebels Radio host Julio Ricardo Varela has a bilingual discussion with freelance photojournalist Daniela Díaz Rangel on the challenges faced by Colombian women today to decriminalize abortion.
Photo by Daniela Díaz Rangel/Latino Rebels
Latino Rebels Radio is produced by Oscar Fernández of the Latino Media Collective.
Music courtesy of La Plebe.
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On this episode that explores the economic and political crisis in Puerto Rico, host Julio Ricardo Varela welcomes retired journalist A.W. Maldonado to discuss his new book, "Boom And Bust: How Politics Destroyed an Economic Miracle."
Protester holds a sign that reads in Spanish, “We want that herd of corrupt officials in prison,” near La Fortaleza in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Thursday, July 11, 2019. (AP Photo/Carlos Giusti)
Latino Rebels Radio is produced by Oscar Fernández of the Latino Media Collective.
Music courtesy of La Plebe.
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In the latest installment of #LatinoRebelsDC, host Julio Ricardo Varela speaks with Latino Rebels' Washington correspondent Pablo Manríquez on the behind-the-scenes discussions regarding the immigration reform debate happening now with Democrats on Capitol Hill and at the White House.
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Latino Rebels Radio is produced by Oscar Fernández of the_
Latino Media Collective.
Music courtesy of La Plebe.
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Latino Rebels Radio goes old school as writer and comedian Rick Najera returns to discuss his upcoming Latino Thought Makers conversation with Dr. Cornel West and the importance of shared histories between Black and Latino communities.
Photo courtesy of Latino Thought Makers.
Latino Rebels Radio is produced by Oscar Fernández of the Latino Media Collective.
Music courtesy of La Plebe.
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Invisible in their own city, West Palm Beach’s immigrant community has been devastated by both the pandemic and Florida’s political indifference towards migrant labor. Julio Ricardo Varela speaks with Maricela Torres, executive director of the Esperanza Community Center, about the challenges faced by a community largely ignored in the greater immigration discussion.
Featured image courtesy of the Esperanza Community Center
Latino Rebels Radio is produced by Oscar Fernández of the Latino Media Collective.
Music courtesy of La Plebe.
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Who was John Tanton and how deep is his influence in the modern day anti-immigrant movement? Latino Rebels Radio host Julio Ricardo Varela speaks with immigration attorney Hassan Ahmad in his pursuit of the Tanton papers and their deep roots in racism, xenophobia, white nationalism and eugenics.
Featured image: John Tanton (FredElbel743/CC BY-SA 3.0)
Latino Rebels Radio is produced by Oscar Fernández of the Latino Media Collective.
Music courtesy of La Plebe.
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Days before the start of Major League Baseball’s playoff season, Latino Rebels Radio host Julio Ricardo Varela speaks with L.A. Times columnist Gustavo Arellano about the 40th anniversary of Fernandomania and the impact that legendary Dodgers pitcher Fernando Valenzuela had on the Latino community in Southern California and the rest of the United States.
Featured image: Fernando Valenzuela sits in the Shea Stadium locker room in New York City, on May 12, 1981. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
Latino Rebels Radio is produced by Oscar Fernández of the Latino Media Collective.
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